I remember when I was first introduced to the wonderful world of E-books. I was very excited. And I marveled at the possibilities of a tool like this being used in our schools.

But what I really excited me the most were the E-book readers.

You know, like the Apple iPad, Amazon’s Kindle or Barnes and Noble’s Nook.
Now those are tools that we need to have in school.

These books have capabilities that would capture the interest of any child. They have dictionaries, text to speech capabilities and you could highlight text and make notes, just to list a few of the features.

Imagine a child who is having difficulty reading. However he/she must get the information from a particular book. These tools can assist the child in getting the much needed information. It can also be useful to a child who is not as engaged with reading as he/she should be or a child who loves reading but needs help with study. It can be used for so much more.

The children of today have been born into a technological age. They are wired accordingly and as such should be educated using the technology to which they have become so accustomed.